October 7 Survivor Adele Reamer Recounts Trauma and Calls for Accountability
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Adele Reamer, a survivor of the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nirim, recounted her experience of hiding for hours and the ongoing trauma. She called for a national investigation into the security failures that allowed the attack to occur.
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- Adele Reamer survived the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nirim.
- She hid with her son for 11 hours, fearing for their lives.
- Reamer's daughter and granddaughters were also in danger during the attack.
- She is calling for a national investigation into the security failures.
- Reamer expressed disappointment in the failure of security measures.
- She seeks understanding to prevent future tragedies.
Adele Reamer, a resident and survivor of Kibbutz Nirim, shared her harrowing experience of the October 7, 2023, attack, stating she "was certain she would never see the sun again." Speaking on i24NEWS, she described the ongoing trauma affecting her family and urged authorities to investigate the events.
Reamer and her son hid in their safe room for eleven hours, hearing gunfire and voices, before being rescued and later evacuated from the kibbutz. She recounted how terrorists entered her home, but inexplicably moved on. Her daughter and three granddaughters, also living in Nirim, were in grave danger, with their father reportedly firing at assailants at the entrance to their safe room.
Reamer described the deep trauma that will take years to overcome, if full recovery is even possible. Beyond her personal ordeal, she expressed frustration over the lack of a national inquiry to establish responsibility and learn lessons from the attack. "If we don't learn from what happened, how can we prevent it from happening again?" she questioned, emphasizing the need for an investigation regardless of the body conducting it.
She also recalled the security assurances provided to Nirim residents over the years, despite its proximity to the Gaza border, and the promises surrounding a supposedly advanced and secure barrier. "At the crucial moment, it failed," she lamented, citing a series of failures that led to the October 7 tragedies. Reamer's plea is one of a survivor seeking understanding to prevent future occurrences.